Ancient Painting From XIX Century

"CHILDREN PLAYING WITH THE CAT" Work by Emilie Schmäck-Stregen (1817-1886) Museum work by Austrian artist Emilie Schmäck-Stregen (1817-1886). The work is in good original condition (some touches have been blackened over the years and have been recently restored by the restorer Yoke Ferweda) Oil on canvas - Dimensions 72 X 92 cm Origin: Private collection of Hanover, Sotheby's, Pays -Bas Signed lower left and back. The work is so well known that it also has several reproductions. Emilie Schmäck-Stregen (1817-1886) Born in London (United Kingdom) on August 9, 1817; died in Mödling (Lower Austria), August 2, 1886. She was the daughter of the London merchant Augustus Schmäck. Training at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Various exhibitions at the British institute. In 1844, she left London to become a professional painter in Vienna. Then in 1856, he moved to Graz where he married Ludwig Stregen von Glauburg (also a painter) in 1861.